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The Step & Repeat photos from our Wonderlandia Launch Party are now available for your viewing/downloading pleasure! I’d like to give a huge THANK YOU to Dan Fields for these… he’s the super talented photographer that captured all of these fun shots – AND has graciously made the entire gallery available for FREE so that [...]
Quick update on a brand new page we added to hwtm.com on Friday to make it easier to find what you’re looking for quickly! You’ll see a “Browse All Themes” tab in the header that will take you to the layout pictured above… click any thumbnail or title to go to a main category page [...]
I’m still recovering a bit from post-event Wonderlandia madness today – as well as a self-induced sugar coma from unpacking leftover candy this weekend and eating way too much of it! {The treat bags did say “Eat Me” after all, right?} =) We’re really happy with how everything went though and can’t wait to recap [...]
Here’s a sneak peek at one of the things I’ve been busy with lately…the paper elements for Wonderlandia next week! Can you tell how much fun I’m having with this theme?! =) Some of the designs pictured above are going to be edible too… ridiculously excited about that! Our house kind of seriously looks like [...]
UPDATE Tuesday, July 12th: Wow – thanks so much to everyone for your interest in the launch party! We had an overwhelming response that was much more significant than we anticipated and are trying to make some adjustments to the initial plan, but please note that we are at FULL Capacity. I sincerely wish we [...]
We are overjoyed to be able to announce to you today that – after a LONG time coming – Phase 1 of our brand new “HWTM Social” website is now LIVE! And, honestly, “overjoyed” might even be a bit of an understatement! I usually try to keep this blog from being overly “personal”, as I [...]
If you’re looking for creative ways to celebrate this summer or have some fun ideas of your own to share, please join us on Twitter to chat about Quick & Easy Summer Entertaining Ideas on Tuesday, June 28th. The Tweet Up starts at 6pm CST and will last for an hour. To Join the Party: [...]
If you’re looking for some new ways to celebrate for Memorial Day or have some fun ideas of your own to share, please join us on Twitter for a creative party ideas Tweet Up tomorrow {Tuesday, May 24th}. The Tweet Up starts at 6pm CST and will last for an hour. To Join the Party: [...]
If you’re a current or aspiring event planner/entrpreneur in the SoCal area – there’s a fantastic 3-day conference in San Diego next week called UNCENSORED! The Secrets of Event Planning Revealed. This conference is very much focused on the BUSINESS side of event planning, which is something that’s SO important but often gets pushed aside [...]
I have TWO fun things to share with you today, (both courtesy of I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!®)… a fabulous Summer Grilling Kit Giveaway for HWTM readers and a special Twitter Event coming up this Monday that I’ll be co-hosting! Here are the details for both: ***** BBQ TASTE & TWEET – Monday, July [...]
I’m SOOO very excited to announce that the first round of HWTM Personalized Party Collections are now available at PolkaDotDesign.com! Each collection features coordinating, double-sided paper products that work together to give your party a cohesive look – from invitations and napkin rings to favor tags, thank you cards, and more. Best of all, every [...]
If you’re a SoCal girl and looking for a fun way to celebrate this week’s release of Sex and the City 2 – or just looking for a fun excuse to get out with the girls in general – here’s an idea: The Party Goddess and The Henley Company are “rolling out the pink carpet“ [...]
I’ve been a little light on the posting this week and just wanted to share the reason why… our new addition to the family arrived a little earlier than expected! Sonny & I went to a routine doctor appointment on Monday and got sent straight across to labor & delivery due to some safety concerns. [...]
I’m really excited to be participating in a fantastic online event called “ten“, which is a collaboration between 2 popular design bloggers: Benjamin Moore’s Sonu Mathew of Living in Color with Sonu and Kathy Barlow of HomeWorkshop.com. Over the course of ten days, (January 4-8 and January 11-15), ten is featuring design ideas to help [...]
Thanks so much to Morgan from Pepper Design Blog for inviting me to be a part of her Friday Guest Interview series! Click here to check it out. Morgan has featured many of my favorite design/party people already – if you have time, check out these fun interviews with the following lovely ladies: (the links [...]
Sam Zien – known to most as “Sam the Cooking Guy” – and his super-fun cooking classes are a local favorites here in San Diego, but you can also get a taste of him on his Discovery Health show (nationally), his own show (certain markets), and in his first cookbook – Just a Bunch of [...]
Last week, my husband and I attended the “Aloha Kitchen Challenge” at Roy’s Restaurant in La Jolla, which felt a little bit like experiencing an Iron Chef event first hand (or an episode of Hell’s Kitchen where the head chef is a whole lot nicer!). The “Aloha Kitchen Challenge” is actually a gourmet competition that [...]
Last week was a bit of a light posting week because I was pretty much consumed with last minute details for the Swiffer SocialLuxe Lounge – the “pampering party” kick-off for BlogHer ’09 that I co-hosted with 5 other bloggers in Chicago last Thursday…which ended up attracting over 500 guests! My main responsibility for the [...]
Here’s a sneak peek at the inspiration board for the Swiffer SocialLuxe Lounge – a BlogHer kick-off party that I’m styling and co-hosting with these 5 wonderful ladies on July 23rd. (…which is suddenly right around the corner!) This event is a “pampering party” but it’s also a place for socializing, checking out tech demos, [...]
HWTM got a little mention in the new People Style Watch issue (June/July 09)! Just saw it while checking out at the grocery store early this morning. Good start to the day! =) Lots of fun, summery ideas in this issue, too!
